(6-12) The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier

In this young adult fictional chapter book a high school boy who is walking thought life in a daze after his mother passes away. School bullies confront him when he refuses to sell chocolate in his schools fundraiser. The reviews of this book on http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17162.The_Chocolate_War are very mixed. People either really like it or really dislike it. According to the American Library Association website “The Chocolate War” appeared on the top 10 challenged list in 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2009. It was challenged due to offensive language, violence, and sexually explicit material.

Cormier, R. (1986). The chocolate war. New York: Random House Children’s Books.